From Gigantic computers to Desktop computers

It is hard to imagine as said before that computers that were as large as entire rooms that kept tabs on men making their way the the moon are not as powerful as today's handheld cellphones is surreal. A long way the evolution has come indeed. Yet, this all started after vacuum tubes were replaced by microprocessors. When Ted Hoff of Intel created the 4004 microprocessor (the first complete microprocessor), not even he himself could have imagined the surge that was to follow (Computers: The Life Story of a Technology by Eric Swedin). His microprocessor would spur on a new technological revolution that would change the way the computer would be perceived. With this processor so small as it were it would create small computers called "desktops" that common people would be able to use. It wasn't just its size but eventually it was its price as well. The fact that this technology came about it is very interesting to point out that the major players of today came from such simple origins like Steve Jobs or Bill  gates all started out from building computers or writing software in their garages. The fact that their swimming in money today only shows how impressive this all was for them. In the end though as I even type this blog is the fact that this technology of the seventies multiplied tenfold and became what it is today. It is astonishing how people raved about a simple game called pong as kids today play MMORPG's were they can interact with other kids around the world hacking and dungeon crawling their way to fun. Between the beginning of the internet and the computer it was only a matter of time till these two forms of technology would coincide to take the world by storm. They have effectively changed the landscape of how people perceive their daily world and how they live. The way technology has been evolving as well we can only acknowledge the fact that society is now used to ever changing trends in technology and relishes them. I guess my assumption from all this is that as the wheel turns downhill it only gains momentum as surely technology has.